Tower Hill Memorial

Standing on the south side of the gardens of Trinity Square, London, close to the Tower of London is the Tower Hill Memorial. It commemorates the men of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who have no grave but the sea.

More than 50,700 Commonwealth merchant seamen lost their lives in the two world wars. The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates more than 35,800 casualties who have no known grave.

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Tower Hill Memorial commemorates men of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets who gave their lives and have no grave but the sea

The memorial features sculpture by Sir William Reid Dick and Sir Charles Wheeler

The memorial’s location at Trinity Square, London, was not the original site chosen by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens

It was unveiled on 12 December 1928, by Queen Mary

The memorial was extended to commemorate the men of the Merchant Navy who lost their lives during the Second World War

The Second World War memorial was designed by Sir Edward Maufe with sculpture by Sir Charles Wheeler. It was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on 5 November 1955